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  • I prayed as they passed a cup from lip to lip, and prayed as I refused to drink from it for fear of the cold-sore incantation that was probably swirling around inside; I was not having any part of it.

    i know i am, but what are you? SAMANTHA BEE 2010

  • On a related note, our favorite Skymall products include the electronic cold-sore remover, ceiling fan filters, and -- we kid you not -- the indoor dog restroom.

    Scare the heck out of your customers 2008

  • I prayed as they passed a cup from lip to lip, and prayed as I refused to drink from it for fear of the cold-sore incantation that was probably swirling around inside; I was not having any part of it.

    i know i am, but what are you? SAMANTHA BEE 2010

  • Expand collection of epidemiological data on key UV-B and health issues (e.g., arctic cataract data are difficult to obtain as are sunburn and cold-sore data).

    Conclusions and recommendations on human health and climate change in the Arctic 2009

  • Herpes is usually caused by HSV-2, a cousin of the common cold-sore virus.

    Better Safe Than Sorry 2008

  • During one of those “routine” contact lens exams, I discovered my contact lens wearing patient had a herpetic infection in his cornea a cold-sore.

    Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Licensing is Anti-Consumer 2008

  • There was a cold-sore growing at one corner other mouth; she always got them when she was not sleeping well.

    Wizard and Glass King, Stephen 1997

  • One of them looked up, the youngest There was a huge cold-sore at the corner of his mouth, but his eyes were still ingenuous.

    The Gunslinger King, Stephen, 1947- 1982

  • Oh, excuse me a minute, -- I believe I feel a cold-sore coming, -- I have a mirror right here, and it won't take a minute.

    Sunny Slopes Ethel Hueston

  • You'd never pick him for a newsboy if it weren't for his chapped hands and the eternal cold-sore on the upper left corner of his mouth.

    Buttered Side Down: Stories Edna Ferber 1926

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